Psychology/Psychiatry

Politics

Prediction: Fallout of Sandy Hook Shooting Will Affect Mental Health Policies More than Gun Control

Nick Gillespie | 12.17.2012 9:36 PM

Culture

No Easy Answers for Lanza's Motives for Shooting

Family divorce and autism disorder known, but no signs of violent behavior

Reason Staff | 12.17.2012 5:45 PM

Culture

Little Known About Elementary School Shooter

No criminal record, no motives yet revealed

Reason Staff | 12.14.2012 9:23 PM

Policy

Psychiatrist Rejected 72-Hour Hold on Holmes

She's a psychiatrist, not a psychic

Reason Staff | 12.6.2012 12:45 PM

Politics

Study Shows Smart Liberals, Conservatives, and Libertarians Are Easiest to Fool

We reason to persuade, not to find truth.

Ronald Bailey | 12.4.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

Asperger's Officially Dropped from DSM

Folds it into the autism spectrum disorders

Reason Staff | 12.3.2012 11:15 AM

Policy

The Man vs. the Therapeutic State

A remembrance of Thomas Szasz, courageous defender of freedom and responsibility

Jacob Sullum | 11.23.2012 1:30 PM

Policy

New Study Confirms MDMA's Effectiveness in Psychotherapy

Jacob Sullum | 11.20.2012 8:23 AM

Policy

Anti-Pot Psychiatrist: Democrats, As Paternalistic Control Freaks, Must Oppose Medical Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 11.8.2012 2:01 PM

Politics

Bipolar Judge Barred from Entering Courthouse Without Escort Re-elected in Cook County, Ill.

Faces misdemeanor battery charges and has been suspended from the bench

Reason Staff | 11.8.2012 1:37 PM

Culture

Wannabe Cannibal Cop Had Degree in Psychology

Neuroscientists breathe sigh of relief

Reason Staff | 10.26.2012 5:00 PM

Policy

Army Suicides Outpace Afghanistan Combat Deaths in 2012

247 suspected suicides this year

Reason Staff | 10.23.2012 8:45 PM

Civil Liberties

Mentally Ill American Citizen Deported to Mexico in 2008 Gets $175K for His Troubles

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.5.2012 7:18 PM

Politics

Liberals Admit to Discriminating Against Conservative Academicians

Ronald Bailey | 10.3.2012 9:46 AM

Culture

MSU Professor Found Screaming, Naked in Building Hallway

Does he have tenure?

Reason Staff | 10.1.2012 7:00 PM

Policy

FBI to Investigate Officer Shooting of Amputee

Man in wheelchair allegedly threatened police with a pen

Reason Staff | 9.24.2012 9:45 PM

Libertarianism

Libertarians Do Too Have Morals: Just Different (Better) Ones From Those of Liberals and Conservatives

Ronald Bailey | 9.24.2012 1:37 PM

Policy

Prosecutors Seek Access to Aurora Shooter's Notebook

Reportedly contains descriptions of an attack

Reason Staff | 9.20.2012 1:50 PM

Policy

The Man Versus the Therapeutic State

Thomas Szasz's courageous defense of freedom and responsibility

Jacob Sullum | 9.19.2012 7:00 AM

Culture

"Leatherface" Arrested for Hoarding Pomeranians

That's certainly an unexpected headline

Reason Staff | 9.13.2012 6:50 PM

Civil Liberties

Thomas Szasz: How and Why the Great Libertarian Psychiatrist Thought What He Did

Brian Doherty | 9.11.2012 3:15 PM

Policy

Misunderstanding Thomas Szasz

The late social critic was constantly misread.

Jesse Walker | 9.11.2012 1:02 PM

Policy

Thomas Szasz, Relentless Freedom Fighter, Dead at 92

Jacob Sullum | 9.11.2012 10:42 AM

Culture

Harvard Psych. Prof. Fabricated Data, Agency Says

Marc Hauser resigned last year.

Reason Staff | 9.5.2012 3:45 PM

Civil Liberties

Marine Suing for Facebook-Related Detention

Was forced into a psychiatric ward over posts

Reason Staff | 8.30.2012 6:30 PM

Policy

Anders Breivik, Psycho Killer?

The mass murderer's sentencing highlights the fine line between ideology and insanity.

Jacob Sullum | 8.29.2012 7:00 AM

Culture

Aurora Shooter Told Classmate He Wanted to Kill People

Had allegedly also threatened a professor.

Reason Staff | 8.24.2012 4:00 PM

Policy

Anders Breivik and the Fine Line Between Ideology and Insanity

Jacob Sullum | 8.24.2012 11:57 AM

Policy

Virginia Judge Orders the Release of a Man Imprisoned for His Scary Political Opinions

Jacob Sullum | 8.23.2012 5:10 PM

Policy

Why is Ex-Marine Brandon J. Raub Being Held in a Psych Ward and What Does It Say About Today's America?

Nick Gillespie | 8.22.2012 7:17 PM

Culture

The Demise of Social Science

Is rampant addiction to porn and video games really ruining a generation of men?

Jacob Sullum | 8.14.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Being Treated for Bipolar Disorder

Medical leave finally explained.

Reason Staff | 8.13.2012 11:59 PM

Science & Technology

DSM Editor Says 'Mental Disorders Most Certainly Are Not Diseases'

Jacob Sullum | 8.10.2012 11:22 AM

Culture

JetBlue Pilot Has Another Psychotic Episode

Judge orders man who "went berserk" in mid-air earlier in the year in custody for another 30 days.

Reason Staff | 8.9.2012 2:15 PM

Policy

Report: Aurora Shooter's Psychatrist Warned School

Six weeks before shooting, University's threat assessment team contacted.

Reason Staff | 8.1.2012 10:00 PM

Politics

Study: Politicians and Psychopaths Aren't So Different

Melanie Kruvelis | 8.1.2012 12:11 PM

Civil Liberties

Is the Lesson of the Aurora Shooting That We Need Better (Or More Compulsory) Mental Health Services in the U.S.?

Lucy Steigerwald | 7.25.2012 7:45 PM

Policy

Isn't It a Shame the Less Well-to-Do Can't Afford to Have Their Relatives Kidnapped By the State Over Their Consumption Choices?

Brian Doherty | 7.11.2012 2:44 PM

Politics

Has the "Violent Political Rhetoric" Panic Come to an End?

Jesse Walker | 7.5.2012 11:14 AM

Policy

Is an Unknown Drug or an Unverifiable Mental Disorder a Better Explanation for Face Eating Than a Voodoo Curse?

Jacob Sullum | 7.5.2012 3:14 AM

Policy

The Horror of Drug-Boosted Grades and SAT Scores

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2012 7:36 AM

Policy

How Psychiatrists Make Drugs More Addictive

Jacob Sullum | 5.14.2012 4:21 PM

Science & Technology

Editors of Psychiatric Bible Exhibit Pseudoscientific Delusional Syndrome

Jacob Sullum | 5.9.2012 1:49 PM

Policy

Why Is Nurse Jackie's Drug Habit a Problem?

Jacob Sullum | 5.3.2012 12:57 PM

Policy

Children Are Unfeeling Sociopaths

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.26.2012 12:47 PM

Politics

Mad Enough to Lead

The insanity of politicians and the politics of insanity

Lucy Steigerwald | 4.24.2012 10:30 AM

Culture

The Medicalization of Rebellion

The long, shameful history of using science to stigmatize dissent

Sheldon Richman | 4.21.2012 7:00 AM